Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4.5 DC Macro

[Mediation]

And, it takes nice portraits:

ah man. Love it! great work Moppie.

Well, its been good posting here over the months people. Sadly I have put this lens and my sigma 10mm up for sale.

:( bye bye's

[Photo_Rebel]

ah man. Love it! great work Moppie.

Well, its been good posting here over the months people. Sadly I have put this lens and my sigma 10mm up for sale.

:( bye bye's


:shock: Why the wigma?!? What are you switching to, if you don't mind me asking? Wow, I'm gonna miss your pics on the 10-20 thread... Those pics might be the closest I'd get to NZ, at least for a while... :)

Thanks for the pics, Mediation!:cool:

[davo_robbo]

heres some of the latest :)

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3128/2397241905_916195a29c_b.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2341/2384815890_e75d08a045_b.jpg

[macobee]

some from tonights shoot

funn y thing is the full guitar pic was actually upside down held up by me wife as the c eiling was my best background! wahahaha
it shoiws i know!

[willy b]

Nice shots Marco!

[rohicks]

I got to shoot a 1998 BMW M3 this past sunday and here is a few shots from my sigma lens.
These are straight from the camera with some minor vignetting.
For more photos visit the set on flickr http://flickr.com/photos/rohicks/sets/72157604450240823/

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3067/2400060118_dddf809feb_o.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3139/2400059930_08f65e3c4d_o.jpg
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2241/2400059220_87b5647aa6_o.jpg
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2305/2399225463_191169d796_o.jpg
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2012/2400058262_29947ba177_o.jpg
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2154/2400059802_9895ee258d_o.jpg

A little behind the scenes shot (hot n now hamburger drive through that's been closed down for a while ;) )
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2217/2399247343_279df4897e_o.jpg

[willy b]

Nice shots Ryan! All very sharp!

[martinsmith]

The Clifton Suspension Bridge
http://martinsmith99.smugmug.com/photos/227823554_xCT7J-M.jpg

[gofer]

Smiffy, that's a cracking shot ( and brings back lots of memories for me)

[Minja]

Sweden
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2348/2374972198_9fc38282ab_b.jpg

and another Sweden
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3149/2396364457_373ccd691c_b.jpg

[Eagle]

Sweden
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2348/2374972198_9fc38282ab_b.jpg



NICE!

[ishida]

Aerial Photo of Maui

[willy b]

Nice shot Ishida!

[BrewsterPilot]

Sweden
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2348/2374972198_9fc38282ab_b.jpg


VERY cool!!
Where in Sweden was it shot?

[ishida]

Nice shot Ishida!

Thanks willy b ;)

[martinsmith]

Smiffy, that's a cracking shot ( and brings back lots of memories for me)

Thanks Steve - Are you a Bristolian?

[ishida]

Smith Rock in central Oregon.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3236/2316069378_75007594a5_o.jpg

[Eagle]

Nice shot ishida, great exposure, you can see the detail everywhere.

[ishida]

Nice shot ishida, great exposure, you can see the detail everywhere.

Thanks Eagle :)

This is actually a DRI (Dynamic Range Increase) photo. Not necessarily an HDR...

[kurt.m]

Ugh, mine should be getting here tomorrow. I'm excited to finally put it to some good use

[caiguar]

well here a couple of my kid from today

http://35mme.smugmug.com/photos/279250335_FDQ2u-L.jpg

http://35mme.smugmug.com/photos/279252537_6NNoK-L.jpg

[willy b]

Not posted hear in Ages!! Hear are a couple from last weekend. No PP on first 2, contrast, b&w on 3rd:

1http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o288/willyb_photo/174.jpg

2http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o288/willyb_photo/175.jpg

3http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o288/willyb_photo/241bw.jpg

[sai-gon-xua]

thanks you

[macobee]

Willy nice shots, try cropping the foreground out of piccie number 2 :)

[willy b]

Thanks macobee! good idea on the crop mate

[chachie222]

so after going through every page of this thread I decided to go out and get one for myself. I am very impressed with this lens, very nice pics. I'll post some in a few.

FYI - to answer someone who had asked awhile back, this lens comes with a pinch cover

[macobee]

Gurlz Toyz

[willy b]

Nce, clear, sharp shots Marco!

[macobee]

thank you but what puzzles me is that in each shot my background has a different color........the shot with the shoes shows the right color, why with the perfume the color all changed?

[chachie222]

Here are some of my pics...straight from the box, shot with my XTi. I'm new to all this so any c+c is welcome:
http://lh5.ggpht.com/jsymington/SASkuhHW-HI/AAAAAAAAACs/Xhu3a3r9pNw/Picture%20002.jpg?imgmax=720


http://lh3.ggpht.com/jsymington/SASkvBHW-II/AAAAAAAAAC0/4Swlz5BXf9g/Picture%20016.jpg?imgmax=512


I also ran a focus test...seems ok
http://lh5.ggpht.com/jsymington/SASnOhHW-KI/AAAAAAAAADI/gsdBNgeZ76g/Picture%20019-1.jpg?imgmax=512

[chachie222]

one more
http://lh4.ggpht.com/jsymington/SAS64RHW-LI/AAAAAAAAADo/PvCgmHxNdt4/Picture%20013.jpg?imgmax=512

[macobee]

i think your 6 mm text below is very sharp, but not the one saying "this text should be perfecttly in focus" but i have no clue what that menas, i mean its 6 mm...

that last one with the dog is awesome!!

[macobee]

to me 6 and 10 mm seems in focus and not the line that should be ....whatever that means though

[chachie222]

after looking at it again you're right. This however isn't a 100% crop and the original looks good. Must be the resizing...

thanks for the comments!

[willy b]

1http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o288/willyb_photo/pano5copy.jpg

2http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o288/willyb_photo/hdr4e.jpg

3http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o288/willyb_photo/187bw.jpg

4http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o288/willyb_photo/138-2.jpg

5http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o288/willyb_photo/147.jpg

6http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o288/willyb_photo/153.jpg

7http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o288/willyb_photo/137.jpg

8http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o288/willyb_photo/313.jpg

[willy b]

9http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o288/willyb_photo/pano4copy.jpg

[Photo_Rebel]

Great landscapes, willy! I love #3 -kinda Ansel Adams'ish! Keep 'em comin'!

[willy b]

Cheers Photo Rebel!
Got a couple others i think...

[macobee]

fook id love t live where willy B lives...all ive got is smog and concretea!

[Photo_Rebel]

I know what you mean, Marco... I just don't have the time to go to the counrty side, but that still doesn't provide the kind of shots willy gets.

You have a pretty nice playground in Hong Kong -I'm sure you get lots of cityscapes.

[willy b]

:) Thanks guys! Well i live in the city at uni:( But only about 10 mins from amazing countryside. Countryside at home though:) That was in South Wales. A 5 hour trip from me in a minibus lol

[macobee]

Ok here she is then, Hong Kong!

[macobee]

2 more

[macobee]

I think that this time i pretty much nailed it, well thats what i like to think anyway, bbut pls feel free to add your C&C as you please.

and this was the bunch i was shooting with, i was sooooo jealous of their camares, a nikon 300D and a conon 5D ........and me with my humble 350D

[willy b]

All about the Shots Marco, you seem to nail them:) Love the night shots. Nothing like that where i am, all sheep and grass lol

[Fargo73]

thank you but what puzzles me is that in each shot my background has a different color........the shot with the shoes shows the right color, why with the perfume the color all changed?

Very nice images Marco!
I think it is a superb work!
For the color, it might only be a white balance problem. You could try to adjust it with photoshop levels tool, or even better if it is a raw image.

Anyway if you want to get the best result in still life pictures, try buyng a grey color card.
It is quite inexpensive (I guess it should be around 15 euros) and will allow you to get perfect results. You just have to take a picture of the card with the same light and position of your subject, and then use that picture to set manual white balance.
The card is set to 18% reflective value, which is the same value to which all camera metering systems are calibrated. In this way you will get perfect colors.

But I think your pictures are very nice even now :eek:

By the way, do you happen to have Italian origins?

[macobee]

yeah but night shots with a 350D are really hard to nail, or at lkeast they are for me.....man if i see theresults of my friends with their up market cams......woah.....and one of them only shoots since a month!! anyway i am pleased, ive learned

[macobee]

Very nice images Marco!
I think it is a superb work!
For the color, it might only be a white balance problem. You could try to adjust it with photoshop levels tool, or even better if it is a raw image.

Anyway if you want to get the best result in still life pictures, try buyng a grey color card.
It is quite inexpensive (I guess it should be around 15 euros) and will allow you to get perfect results. You just have to take a picture of the card with the same light and position of your subject, and then use that picture to set manual white balance.
The card is set to 18% reflective value, which is the same value to which all camera metering systems are calibrated. In this way you will get perfect colors.

But I think your pictures are very nice even now :eek:

By the way, do you happen to have Italian origins?

thank you for your comments, but no not italian, i am dutch, marco i realize is an italian name, but veringa is a very dutch name from the province of friessland in the north!

cheers

Marco

[Photo_Rebel]

All about the Shots Marco, you seem to nail them:) Love the night shots. Nothing like that where i am, all sheep and grass lol

LOL! :lol: You're funny, willy!

Great shots indeed, Marco! I hope to visit Hong Kong one day -good looking city and great food!

By the way, does you friend have a Nikon?!?:confused::D

[Photo_Rebel]

yeah but night shots with a 350D are really hard to nail, or at lkeast they are for me.....man if i see theresults of my friends with their up market cams......woah.....and one of them only shoots since a month!! anyway i am pleased, ive learned

I know what you mean, Marco. My XT (350D) gets really noisy at high ISO, which I tediously have to clean up PP.

[macobee]

yep he has a nikon 300D argh did you really have to ask? lol

[rohicks]

A few i forgot to post that i took last month.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3067/2391578436_bcb9629ca2_o.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3019/2391578158_b9b9b0b21a_o.jpg

[willy b]

LOL! :lol: You're funny, willy!


:DThanks

[caiguar]

one just playing with my monopoly tokens and my kid getting bored, lol. Sadly I have to sell this lens to fund another lens. If anyone is interested, its posted in the sell forums.

http://35mme.smugmug.com/photos/280622861_Mc6WG-L.jpg

http://35mme.smugmug.com/photos/281278887_ZTUho-L-0.jpg

[mantra]

ah wow guys. I love coming into here and seeing the new photographs :) I have not used this lens for a long time. The 10mm Sigma seems to be dominating :p. But really fantastic photographs all.

Here goes an old one. Showcasing the lens at F2.8, 17mm... This lens is damn quality, huge respect.



is really a masterpiece

[chachie222]

one more, I know it's another one of my dog...I really need to get out and take some real pics, just need then time...
http://lh4.ggpht.com/jsymington/SAS7ERHW-NI/AAAAAAAAAD4/zKA3b839i48/Picture%20018.jpg?imgmax=512
Just wondering, I've noticed that my pics are smaller when I post them here. How can I post them a bit bigger?

thx

[[godfather]]

so is 17-70 better than 18-200??

[BeccaJ]

just bought this lens today - browsed through this thread, and the tamron 17-50 thread. some pics in here...really had me leaning toward the sigma. used both lenses today. bought the sigma. WOO! hope to contribute a few pics to this thread soon

[Jonnyconga]

:) Thanks guys! Well i live in the city at uni:( But only about 10 mins from amazing countryside. Countryside at home though:) That was in South Wales. A 5 hour trip from me in a minibus lol


Lovely pics - esp the last one - I was there 2 weeks ago - there was a blizzard for about 30 mins then bright sunshine - crazy!!

lovely place

[Photo_Rebel]

;5356503']so is 17-70 better than 18-200??

Bias answer, in a bias thread -Yes, the 17-70 is better! :D

In all seriousness, however, it really depends on what is more important to you (e.g. partial 2.8 or extended zoom) and what you shoot.

[ashleynaugust]

Gorgeous photos!

I tried a search and couldn't find it, does someone here know the breakdown of f-stop at different focal lengths for this lens?

I.e., what is maximum aperture at 17mm, 24mm, 30mm, etc.? I'm sure I'm missing it somewhere. The images are so amazing, I'm just trying to decide if I need that extra light and speed for indoors getting a constant 2.8. Currently using my kit, I find I'm usually at the wide end (18-30)

[ashleynaugust]

I found the breakdown after more searching. :)

[davo_robbo]

Gorgeous photos!

I tried a search and couldn't find it, does someone here know the breakdown of f-stop at different focal lengths for this lens?

I.e., what is maximum aperture at 17mm, 24mm, 30mm, etc.? I'm sure I'm missing it somewhere. The images are so amazing, I'm just trying to decide if I need that extra light and speed for indoors getting a constant 2.8. Currently using my kit, I find I'm usually at the wide end (18-30)

you're definately better getting a sigma 24-70 2.8 or equivalent for low light shooting, unless you need the 17mm, in that case i'd get the tamron 17-50 2.8, gives you about the focal range of the kit lens, i find it next to impossible shooting indoors at f4.5 without using excessive ISO levels... on the 400D iso is a bit of an issue.. you can live with it.. but you definately would be better going the tamron 17-50 2.8 if your using the wide end more, V good optics too.. do some research..
just my 2 cents
dave

[ashleynaugust]

Thanks Dave :)

[davo_robbo]

Thanks Dave :)

your welcome mate,
i just regret getting the sigma only because of the changing aperture,
i shoot a fair amount of low light situations so it makes a difference,
if i did it again i'd get the tamron, regardless of that the sigma is an awesome lens, i've got a fair amount of awesome shots with it, very good as a walk around.. but would be so much better just if it had the constant 2.8 aperture,
have fun deciding :)

[macobee]

bored as hell tonite so what the heck take the camera and do something

[Minja]

London Bridge is falling down...
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3212/2447252538_8fa023d0b4_b.jpg

[Rotti]

A couple of new ones.....

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b123/Rotti123/30D/IMG_0144.jpg

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b123/Rotti123/30D/IMG_0149.jpg


http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b123/Rotti123/30D/IMG_0156.jpg

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b123/Rotti123/30D/IMG_0158.jpg


http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b123/Rotti123/30D/IMG_9859.jpg

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b123/Rotti123/30D/IMG_9858.jpg

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b123/Rotti123/30D/IMG_0438.jpg

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b123/Rotti123/truck2.jpg

[rohicks]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3280/2444307203_a504e25a12_o.jpg
No this is NOT HDR ...
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2411/2433308214_203426f432_o.jpg

[willy b]

Rotti those last 4 are really nice, especially the pick-up truck! Good work!

[willy b]

1http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o288/willyb_photo/057-1.jpg

2http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o288/willyb_photo/pano1small.jpg

3http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o288/willyb_photo/062-4.jpg

4http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o288/willyb_photo/063.jpg

5http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o288/willyb_photo/065crop.jpg

6http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o288/willyb_photo/067-3.jpg

7http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o288/willyb_photo/071.jpg

8http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o288/willyb_photo/068-1.jpg

[willy b]

9http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o288/willyb_photo/072.jpg

10http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o288/willyb_photo/076.jpg

11http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o288/willyb_photo/089.jpg

12http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o288/willyb_photo/119.jpg

13http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o288/willyb_photo/092-6.jpg

14http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o288/willyb_photo/046.jpg

15http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o288/willyb_photo/035.jpg

16http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o288/willyb_photo/037-2.jpg

[Photo_Rebel]

Great series, willy'! You've got a sharp copy my friend!

Wow, gas is approximately $2 over there?!?! :(

[rohicks]

Wow, gas is approximately $2 over there?!?! :(
Must be nice i just paid 3.78.

[willy b]

Thanks Photo rebel. Think i do have a sharp copy:) Yeh diesel/petrol are stupidly priced over the pond now...admitially £1.25 a litre is the most i have seen it, most is about £1.15 (for diesel)

Bad times:(

[corosario]

Ala Moana Beach
Canon 40D, 17mm, f/2.8, 1/1000 s, ISO 200
http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x296/corosario/IMG_3303.jpg

USS Oklahoma Memorial - Ford Island, Hawaii
Canon 40D, 17mm, f/2.8, 1/000, ISO 100
http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x296/corosario/IMG_3357.jpg

[msowsun]

Must be nice i just paid 3.78.


That 1.25 is in British Pounds.

1.25 GBP equals $2.47USD for ONE liter! It takes 3.78 liters to equal ONE US Gallon. That means they are paying $9.33 USD for one US gallon!

$3.78USD per gallon is still cheaper than many other places in the world.


Canada is currently about $1.20CAD per liter. ($4.26 USD per US Gal.)

[msowsun]

I like this one the most.....

11http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o288/willyb_photo/089.jpg

[willy b]

Thanks Mike! I just filled up this morning with diesel...@ £1.18 a litre, cost me £63 :(

[Photo_Rebel]

That 1.25 is in British Pounds.

1.25 GBP equals $2.47USD for ONE liter! It takes 3.78 liters to equal ONE US Gallon. That means they are paying $9.33 USD for one US gallon!

$3.78USD per gallon is still cheaper than many other places in the world.


Canada is currently about $1.20CAD per liter. ($4.26 USD per US Gal.)

DOH!!!:shock::oops::rolleyes: Completely forgot about metric freakin' conversions!:confused:

In that case, sorry willy, I guess we have it made over here. I shouldn't be complaining about gas -at least for now.....

[willy b]

DOH!!!:shock::oops::rolleyes: Completely forgot about metric freakin' conversions!:confused:

In that case, sorry willy, I guess we have it made over here. I shouldn't be complaining about gas -at least for now.....

Ow well :rolleyes: Tecnically i can get 63 mpg out my car, but i usually get about 45/50;)

[macobee]

Today in and around Hong Kong Park

sorry forgot, ayeh the 2nd shot with the birds was NOT with the 17-70 but with tamron 70-300........sorry....my bad

[macobee]

2 more

[C4Miles]

Here are a couple that show off its' macro side. Very versatile lens.

269056
269057

[jackbaps]

Couple of mine from today...first photo's taken with this lens as I only got it a week ago.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v88/jackbaps/IMG_2138Resized.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v88/jackbaps/IMG_2169Resized.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v88/jackbaps/IMG_2191Resized.jpg

Thanks :)

[ThomasEd]

Just bought this lens today as another support to my hobby, and is now alongside the 18-200 OS, which I thought was also a great lens. Just managed to try a few different things when I got home, and the dog was a natural subject! I am really pleased with this lens so far, and cant wait to get out and try it out a bit better.
http://ThomasEdwards.smugmug.com/photos/290846328_CXZc2-L.jpg

http://ThomasEdwards.smugmug.com/photos/290847665_Gh3X8-L.jpg

http://ThomasEdwards.smugmug.com/photos/290845719_hAvcX-L.jpg

http://ThomasEdwards.smugmug.com/photos/290852324_aDSX7-L.jpg

[willy b]

Miles - that first shot is brilliant! It is truly a very versitile lens!

Thomas, very nice shots, love that last 2!

[davo_robbo]

Love that last shot thomas, a little post production on it and it'd be even better!

[TariQ.E]

http://fc03.deviantart.com/fs27/f/2008/071/a/1/Nissan_Patrol_by_tariqphoto.jpg



http://fc05.deviantart.com/fs25/f/2008/080/1/8/Nissan_Star_under_Stars__2_by_tariqphoto.jpg

[willy b]

There briliant Tariq!!! Love the lighting! What lighting is it actually?

[TariQ.E]

There briliant Tariq!!! Love the lighting! What lighting is it actually?

thanx

it was pure moon lighting but actually if you want to balance between stars and balanced car lighting you have to chose the perfect day (not full moon) because the light of full moon will eat any lighting :D

[willy b]

1http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o288/willyb_photo/001.jpg

2http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o288/willyb_photo/004.jpg

3http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o288/willyb_photo/013-2.jpg

[willy b]

thanx

it was pure moon lighting but actually if you want to balance between stars and balanced car lighting you have to chose the perfect day (not full moon) because the light of full moon will eat any lighting :D

Even more wow then!

[TimTab]

This lense has done me good though perhaps not the fastest AF...
here are a few of my faves with it.
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2202/2482718934_d315384d8d.jpg?v=0
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2113/2402271688_e9eba7a0d8.jpg?v=0
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2321/2354152562_9f110f0e1b.jpg?v=0
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2088/2481961083_c1bc04fdff.jpg?v=0
I recomend it :)

[willy b]

Tim - There all Brilliant!!

[TimTab]

hanks willy - appreciate it.

[macobee]

ok something different

Fruit Tea and Sesame Seeds

[willy b]

Hahah love that fruit tea! Brilliant!

More:
1http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o288/willyb_photo/031.jpg

2http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o288/willyb_photo/032.jpg

3http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o288/willyb_photo/036-2.jpg

4http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o288/willyb_photo/041-6.jpg

5http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o288/willyb_photo/042-1.jpg

[Nick_C]

Looks like you were practically up his nose with the lens in number 3 there willy :p

[willy b]

Indeed, i was trying to lol. Show the close focusing at 17mm and teh funny effects you get, but she wouldn't bloody stay still lol!

[Nick_C]

^ yeah kids & pets are the hardest to capture on film (or CCD in our case)

[Mast3rChi3f]

Here it is some samples.

http://img409.imageshack.us/img409/3599/varias112lp5.jpg

http://img166.imageshack.us/img166/9093/varias113wo7.jpg

http://img292.imageshack.us/img292/1189/animaisebarcos201gl5.jpg

http://img514.imageshack.us/img514/656/achadodoteixeira916dp7.jpg

http://img166.imageshack.us/img166/6536/funchalpanoramicaes5.jpg

[macobee]

^ yeah kids & pets are the hardest to capture on film (or CCD in our case)

soimetimes but not always

[macobee]

ok i must admit they were all snaps, and this last one isnt even sharp.

[willy b]

ok i must admit they were all snaps, and this last one isnt even sharp.
Looks plenty sharp enough to me...!

Nice shots by the way!

Love that Statue too!

[mantra]

i love the statue tooo

but is really more sharp then the 50mm1.8 ? i mean the sigma

[macobee]

Food glorious food!

[macobee]

2 more

[Geoff_Shawcross]

Very impressive food shots Macobee! I especially like the ones with the martini glass!

[SingingSabre]

Here's one from last week.
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y208/SingingSabre/Portfolio%20in%20the%20making/IMG_2790_smallmk1.jpg

[Mast3rChi3f]

More samples.

http://img257.imageshack.us/img257/8697/achadodoteixeira782hm2.jpg

http://img20.imageshack.us/img20/9900/achadodoteixeira837ga1.jpg

http://img168.imageshack.us/img168/5669/achadodoteixeira878tl5.jpg

http://img516.imageshack.us/img516/200/achadodoteixeira351pn9.jpg

http://img151.imageshack.us/img151/5711/ribeiragrandee25fontes3ln7.jpg

[willy b]

Macobee - Love those food shots! Think you have the sharpest copy i have seen!

[macobee]

thaqnk you thank you, yes i believe more and more in this lens now.......it does give me quite good results i have to say, but still ive got a lot to learn

[willy b]

thaqnk you thank you, yes i believe more and more in this lens now.......it does give me quite good results i have to say, but still ive got a lot to learn

I remember when you first posted, and i remember your work then...you have really really improved...if i was you i'd be well happy :)

[macobee]

hahaha thats such a kick in the arse....lol....thank you anyway!

[willy b]

hahaha thats such a kick in the arse....lol....thank you anyway!

Was ment to be a compliment :o:rolleyes:

[macobee]

oh i know that and thanks for that i just know i need to get way much better then what i am at now

[willy b]

oh i know that and thanks for that i just know i need to get way much better then what i am at now

Ow lol! :lol:

[macobee]

Spanish Ham with Home Made Honeydew Melon "Caviar"
and Red Mustard "Micro Greens"

[willy b]

Nice ones again Marco!

Spring time on the farm:
1http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o288/willyb_photo/015-2.jpg

2http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o288/willyb_photo/024-9.jpg

3http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o288/willyb_photo/035-1.jpg

4http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o288/willyb_photo/042-8.jpg

5http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o288/willyb_photo/051-4.jpg

6http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o288/willyb_photo/053-8.jpg

7http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o288/willyb_photo/058-6.jpg

8http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o288/willyb_photo/065-3.jpg

[macobee]

first one:Onion Soup--molecular cooking, a raw eggyolk covered with consomme, then made into a sphere, resting atop sauteed onions and croutons. traditional onion soup served in an innovative way

sencond one: Yoghurt Sphere with fruits and Saffron and Honey Tagliatelle

[willy b]

first one:Onion Soup--molecular cooking, a raw eggyolk covered with consomme, then made into a sphere, resting atop sauteed onions and croutons. traditional onion soup served in an innovative way

sencond one: Yoghurt Sphere with fruits and Saffron and Honey Tagliatelle

I'll have a bacon and egg cob any day lol ;)

wont raw egg yolk make you ill?

Nice shots though, you make the food?

[macobee]

its cooked, but just so long that its hot but the yolk still runny.

i do some of this kinda stuff to yes, but this was from a molecular cooking seminar today, more can be seen here:http://www.flickr.com/photos/marcoveringa/

the following was made by me just 2 nights ago:

[willy b]

Looks good Marco!

[ishida]

Photo of carabiners and High 5 Adventure in Brattleboro, Vermont

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2121/2477157951_0566f1b87a_o.jpg

[willy b]

1http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o288/willyb_photo/005-1.jpg

2http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o288/willyb_photo/018-2.jpg

3http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o288/willyb_photo/026.jpg

4http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o288/willyb_photo/033-1.jpg

[silentdark1979]

Just got mine - what a fantastic lens - The feel of it suggests quality and from having a 10 minute play with a dandelion the images look great too.

[willy b]

I know what you mean silentdark, i got mine to replace the kit lens, feels a million times better made than the kit. Hope you enjoy it!

[Eagle]

:cool::cool::cool:

[Photo_Rebel]

#2 is an awesome shot, willy -great job!

[willy b]

Cheers Rebel, isn't the best eye focus shot, better can be found Hear:
http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=508558

but alas were not the the sigma...

[rcfury]

Ive had this lens on my camera pretty much everyday. And its still on my lens today! Anyway. Everyone of my photo's in my FLICKR (http://www.flickr.com/photos/40076699@N00/sets/72157594443831847/) account has been used with this lens.

[willy b]

Rcfury - like the f22-3 Cool shot!!

[macobee]

I first did a test shoot with local tomatoes today to learn, so i hope next weeks shoot of Heirloom Tomatoes and its dishes will go better. the test was all shot indoors, with flash, and improper background, pls excuse the reflections of my interior in some, i didnt get my white bed sheet background yet. pls feel free to critique as by next week i need be perfect, but i will shoot outdoors if weather allows.

[willy b]

Like the second one...first looks a little washed out almost, maybe a boost of saturation wouldn't go a miss?

[X-Warrior]

Was rather disappointed last Saturday.

Came home from a company day out, had been sailing. I'd been doing the shooting on board, with the Sigma 17-70 (though looking back, I think a 10-22 or something would've served me better).
The results were rather... disappointing tbh. Normally this lens is the greatest, but that day... nope. Unsharpness everywhere. On many pictures, the unsharpness could be further identified as backfocus. D'oh!
Now, since it's normally quite ok, I'm going to blame this on the dual filters (UV + Pol) I had attached. So here's the hint for today: Don't use multiple filters :roll:
That, or maybe I screwed up with focusing centered and then making the composition. In any case, next time I'm using the polfilter, the UV goes off. Hmmm... looking back, I think that pol has been causing me some trouble before, but I can never quite put the blame on just that.

Mind you, the pictures usable after a small resize (or even without). It's not like the pictures are oh-so horrible. Let's just say it's down to compact camera quality. Sorta...
PSP is going to do some fixing ;)


PS: those pics are not for public view, sorry :)

[msowsun]

Have you used this PL filter before? Any chance it was not a Cir PL?

[X-Warrior]

Have you used this PL filter before? Any chance it was not a Cir PL?

B&W circular polarisation filter.
Used it plenty, and tbh, it hasn't always been bad either. The previous bad encounter I mentioned was actually more likely to be related to the weather conditions at the time (hazy). May have been slightly dirty, although I checked the night before. The evening after, it definately was dirty though (needs another good cleaning) :roll:.
So yeah, I guess I'm back at just not using dual filters anymore. Or stopping screwing up myself (though unlikely, looking at the ratio of backfocused/unsharp images).

[Eagle]

I'm going to blame this on the dual filters
You should never do this. Only one filter at a time. If you use a UV all the time, take it off before putting any other filter on.

[Eagle]

I doubt it caused your focus problem though. Probably just operator error. Could very well have been the focus and recompose.

[X-Warrior]

Just been processing the first 60 pictures (the first 60 good ones, out of 127; I already selected last Saturday).
Made me think... what was I whining about ?
Guess I was a bit too picky at the time. Yes, I've seen sharper. But overall, it's not that bad at all. A resize to 2048xsomething cleared up almost everything. Add some sharpening and voila. Some have backfocused, some are just unsharp. Some are reasonably sharp in fact.

Operator error it is. Focus&Recompose is a likely culprit indeed.
But I'm still going to take off the UV when putting on the CP in the future.

I just want too much... I want perfection. Call me a pixel peeper :P. Good mentality if I want to improve I guess ;)

Overall, I got me some great pics of that day after all...

[willy b]

We need to see them i think :)

[Nick_C]

Just been processing the first 60 pictures (the first 60 good ones, out of 127; I already selected last Saturday).
Made me think... what was I whining about ?
Guess I was a bit too picky at the time. Yes, I've seen sharper. But overall, it's not that bad at all. A resize to 2048xsomething cleared up almost everything. Add some sharpening and voila. Some have backfocused, some are just unsharp. Some are reasonably sharp in fact.

Operator error it is. Focus&Recompose is a likely culprit indeed.
But I'm still going to take off the UV when putting on the CP in the future.

I just want too much... I want perfection. Call me a pixel peeper :P. Good mentality if I want to improve I guess ;)

Overall, I got me some great pics of that day after all...

Ive done plenty of tests with several filters, the most I ever tried was 2 UV's + CPL, even then under controlled conditions there was no major sharpness losses.

Flare is the biggest problem, you will often find that you dont suffer any increase in flare by using just a good quality UV filter, but a CPL is another story, ive found they can easily lose contrast & suffer flare problems.

With a UV + CPL the flare can be such that it starts to effect AF, causing backfocus & other such issues.

My advise is to use the UV, then if you must use a CPL take the UV off, I know its a bind as you risk dropping the UV in the process, but you will get better results.

I never use CPL's these days except for the very rare occasions, like when I want to remove reflections from water, but thats IT! I just dont find the quality of them acceptable.

[macobee]

Here we go, the dishes follow tomorrow evenin g if i can have the time!

off course only a fool like me leaves his ISO settings unchgecked and shoots fooking everything at ISO 800.......and that after so much testing, you thought i'd be smarter
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2012/2534144864_5a9f045217.jpg
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2039/2534143854_fa3564492a.jpg
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2132/2534143028_7e72a0cd89.jpg
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2063/2533327759_76205dabf4.jpg
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2212/2533326605_57b94f9e35.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3162/2533265695_e6a6c36115.jpg
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2289/2533205043_14e10bf3f7.jpg

[macobee]

Dont get sick of my tomatoes pleaase!

Had a hard day at work with this today, pls leave comments and critique as abvioulsy i need it, am less then happy! however some shots are decent at least.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2096/2536517998_51e808f2fc.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3070/2536516666_11376f14b7.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3237/2536516466_1044ee10dc.jpg
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2284/2535699073_cb36f0e1e8.jpg
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2272/2535698407_a7c9cb9fc2.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3124/2536514380_3149f3a1f6.jpg
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2300/2536514256_4663ec3305.jpg

[Nick_C]

damn im hungry now!

Although I dont think I fancy a tomato.. ;-)

[macobee]

if youd try it youd be sold!

[amydoodle]

Dont get sick of my tomatoes pleaase!

Had a hard day at work with this today, pls leave comments and critique as abvioulsy i need it, am less then happy! however some shots are decent at least.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2096/2536517998_51e808f2fc.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3070/2536516666_11376f14b7.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3237/2536516466_1044ee10dc.jpg
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2284/2535699073_cb36f0e1e8.jpg
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2272/2535698407_a7c9cb9fc2.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3124/2536514380_3149f3a1f6.jpg
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2300/2536514256_4663ec3305.jpg

These look scrumptious!! I'm very hungry now. Great work!
Amy

[d0wne]

I seem to have a problem with this lens. Whenever I use it on its wide end up to about 35mm I get really bad back focus. I'd focus on say a group of people maybe 5-6 ft away using center focus and end up getting the back wall in focus. I find myself having to zoom to 70mm, achieve focus, then zoom out to take the picture.

I never used to have this problem before. I don't have any filters on it just the hood. I did a test using the focusing chart which yielded no focus problems. I did this throughout the zoom range. I seem to only have this problem when using it in real life situations.

Any thoughts? I really need a lens in this zoom range for an upcoming event. Thanks!

[chillpons]

Posting one of my first shots with this lens. Just got this lens yesterday and took it out to try some..C&C welcome.